Essays about: "climate-related physical risks"

Found 4 essays containing the words climate-related physical risks.

1. 1. Climate change and Banking regulation: How Swedish professionals think about regulating climate-related risk drivers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Jakob Gustafsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate-related risk drivers; physical risk; transition risk; financian risk; banking regulation; interview study; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Syfte: Denna masteruppsats ämnar att deskriptivt beskriva hur bankanställda och experter på bankregleringsområdet ser på de regleringen av de finansiella risker som härrör från klimatförändringarna. Material och metod: Semistrukturerade expertintervjuer genomfördes med fem bankanställda från svenska banker av olika storlek samt med fyra experter på bankreglering och en expert på översvämningar och havsnivåhöjning. READ MORE

3. 2. Latest developments in sustainability reporting: How the TCFD framework shapes the understanding of climate risks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Andreea Neagu; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability reporting; TCFD framework; relational theory of risk; risk communication; environmental risk communication; finance; transition finance; climate-related physical risks; transition risks; strategy; aviation industry.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the latest trends in sustainability reporting are shaping the understanding of climate-related risks. Having the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework as a proxy, this thesis focuses on the double materiality perspective, namely on how new disclosures are related not only to organizational efforts in lowering emissions, but on disclosures based on a climate-scenario analysis wherein companies are stressing the impacts of climate-related risks on their infrastructure and operations in the same time. READ MORE

4. 3. The future of urban trees – assessing the potential impact of climate change on urban tree populations in two European cities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Pia Elverich; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical geography; ecosystem analysis; climate adaptation; urban trees; green infrastructure; urban heat island effect; ecosystem services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Due to climate change, cities are increasingly facing the situation of being exposed to more frequent and prolonged extreme weather events in the future, such as heat and droughts, which are exacerbated by urban heat island (UHI) effects. The implementation of green infrastructure (GI) in the form of trees is seen as a possible adaptation measure to regulate the microclimate. READ MORE

5. 4. Climate innovations in the financial sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Aurélie Pollak; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate-related risks; Sweden; Financial risks; Financial innovation; Evolutionary theory; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : A green transition requires to drive public and private capital towards investments in line with environmental norms. Scholars are constantly looking into the performances of sustainable finance and how to measure them. Yet, the perspective from financial firms on climate finance has hardly been studied. READ MORE